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It’s Complicated: Managing Succession in Cases of Divorce and Adoption

Part 1 of 2 --  Family business succession planning clearly is among a family business’s most challenging events and plenty of experts have weighed in on how to do it right. However, most of Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Nadine Kammerlander and Leona Rethmann

Surprising reasons owners exit family businesses

  Research on owner-manager experience has suggested that owner-managers who stay in one business Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Authors: James Hoffman , Ritch Sorenson and Keith Brigham

Good Intentions Can Sow Dysfunction at Family Businesses

People wear many hats at family businesses: owners, managers, and family members. Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Sara Stern

Do You Treat In-Laws Like the Family Business Outlaws ?

questions have consequences: Being inclusive and exclusive require both the family and the business to be managed Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Claudia Binz Astrachan , Joseph Astrachan and Torsten Pieper

How Family Firms Can Prevent (or Cool Down) Sibling Rivalries

popular press and serve as inspiration for television series like HBO’s Succession, many siblings manage Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Jonas Ruzek and Kimberly Eddleston

Family Firms May Need More Legal Advice Than They Think

The death of a shareholder can cause such transfers and could jeopardize the operation of the business Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Kajsa Haag , Hanna Almlöf , Marina Madsen and Mette Neville

'CHAOS' Brings Order to Family Businesses

of a family business and represents a double-edged sword: if the coexistence of family and firm is managed Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Salvatore Sciascia

Does the Family Matter? Improving Executive Compensation Practices in Family Firms

Our research aims to offer family owners, managers, boards, management teams, and their advisors more Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Roland Kidwell , Anneleen Michiels and Isabel C Botero

Developing Your Business Family Strategy: Where to Start and What to Consider

This involves managing the relationships in the family, determining the communication patterns of the Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Tom Rüsen , Isabel C Botero , Arist von Schlippe and Torsten Groth

Successful Successions are Never Smooth

Prepare Current and Future Leaders Timing is critical when managing change in top management. Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Claudia Binz Astrachan